574 – The Whole World Is God – 4

Self-proclaimed death did not fall off biting my shoe. As if this were the last line.

It was a harsh and ugly sight, but at the same time, it was enough to stimulate a slight sense of guilt in my heart. After all, I am also a dog lover who raises Titi. I felt uneasy as I was pushing this guy who looked like a Yorkshire terrier with my foot.

Of course, since I knew that these were evil spirits, there was no hesitation. This is a god who boasts such great power and power that Enen, who is not even an ordinary evil god, decides to seal him. It’s only now that it’s fallen to rock bottom and it’s looking like this, but if you let your guard down, you never know when it might come back to life.

‘You can’t leave any regrets behind.’

I am a cold-hearted man who even got rid of the bear that carried me around. I am prepared to deal with any evil spirit I see for the first time today.

No, it wasn’t Gomi, but Woong?

“If you’ve lived for hundreds of years, isn’t that your home? Go back.”

“Uggguk!”

Anyway, despite my provocation, death did not open its mouth.

It’s a shame. If it had been opened even a little, I would have thrown it away.

– That’s really gross. Do you have no pride as a god?

I was shocked for a moment by those words. Of all the gods I know, the one that showed the ugliest appearance was the eternal blue sky.

– Since he is a god, he cannot physically destroy it…

And with the words that followed, he waved his foot even more passionately. As expected, it was impossible for humans to eliminate God.

If it were possible to physically subdue a god, there is a high probability that the Church of Dawn’s Bible would contain an achievement of subjugating a pagan god, or that the denomination would have erased these evil gods on its own. Nevertheless, if there are no records, the physical disappearance of God would be impossible.

In fact, if you could kill a god with a knife blow or magic, wouldn’t that be a god? He’s just a strong creature.

‘Is sealing the only answer?’

– Huh. The only way for a god to lose his status as a god is for his faith to disappear, but these people were dying anyway. If you seal the road, it will collapse on its own.

In the end, it turns out that sealing is the answer.

It’s a pain. To get rid of these little evil spirits, you have to seal them rather than physically hit them. To seal them, you have to put them in the road pit, which they are holding on to with their clenched teeth, and even after putting them in the pit, you have to activate the seal again.

There are no major problems with the previous two prerequisite tasks. It’s annoying, but if you invest time, you can fit as many as eleven small animals into the hole.

– Honestly, don’t you think you won’t be able to get out if you just put it in a pit instead of sealing it?

However, I got stuck on the last and most important task. The eternal blue sky, which has just begun to store up divinity, seems to have no intention of wasting it on these little evil spirits.

‘But wouldn’t it be better to go safely? Wouldn’t it be a pain if I just left it in the pit and tried to restore my faith?’

I tried my best to persuade the eternal blue sky. If God does not step forward, humans must step in, but wizards are currently blocked from using magic. The existence of evil gods, or the seal itself, blocks the flow of mana, so sealing it with human power is impossible.

– I tried to do that too, but look at them.

As I turned my head following the instructions of the eternal blue sky, which was still somber, I saw a sight that made me laugh.

“It’s cold, it’s so cold…”

“You damn thing… You locked us in a place like this…?”

“I don’t want to become a frozen god… “

While I was fighting with the evil spirit of death for a long time, the ten evil spirits were shivering from the cold instead of running away.

It’s a miserable sight. Animals the size of baby Titi are gathered together in a ball, shivering while relying on each other’s body heat.

‘Is it Patrasche?’

I was definitely worried that we might freeze to death just a little while ago, but it wasn’t us who filmed Patrasche’s ending, it was the evil gods.

‘But do gods ever freeze to death?’

-There is no such case. But since I don’t have the strength to overcome the cold, I will continue to suffer from the cold until my faith completely disappears. I’d rather die.

‘Yes, that’s right.’

Seal has become more urgent in a different sense than before.

Although these are evil spirits, it is right on humanitarian grounds to place them in a warm pit and seal them. Making people wait for an indefinite death in this damn cold is a torture that can turn even a good god into an evil god.

So, first of all, instead of dying because their body temperature rose while playing with me, let’s start with those poor lumps—

– Oh, wait a minute.

I stopped at the restraint of the eternal blue sky.

– I thought of a good way, but first, hold them so they can’t move.

‘You mean I can’t move?’

– Huh. It gets annoying if you struggle.

I took a step back.

If you are confident that it is a good method, then you must have a really good method.

They captured the rebel evil spirits one by one and buried them in the ground. However, since the head is removed, there should be no problem speaking.

“Humans. No matter how much we have fallen, we were once the beings who reigned as gods.”

“Do you want me to put you in the pit?”

“I am grateful to you for respecting God and burying me in a cozy place.”

He quickly changed his stance, leaving behind the chick-shaped evil spirit and burying himself in the ground. With this, all eleven were immobilized.

…

‘Over there.’

– Huh. Why?

‘Don’t other people look like a crazy person who buried animals alive?’

The back of my head was strangely tingling from earlier. I think it’s probably the gaze of the wizards who backed away.

– Don’t worry. Wizards are smart. You probably know that the animals that come out of places like these are not ordinary creatures.

‘That’s right.’

I felt relieved. ‘The Minister of Inspector General has a hobby of tormenting vulnerable animals.’ The disaster of which there were terrible rumors was averted.

‘So, what are you going to do now?’

– I will absorb divinity.

‘Yes?’

– Divine absorption.

No, it didn’t mean I couldn’t hear it.

– That small body is not a threat even if you run wild with all your might. In the end, what matters is whether or not they regain their faith and return to their prime, but if you remove the divinity that would build their faith in the first place, there is no need to worry about that. How can I put water in it if I don’t have a bowl?

I nodded because it was an easy metaphor to understand. To put it roughly in martial arts terms, it would mean tearing off the Danjeon.

It’s definitely a good method. There is no need to beat up things that cannot physically die, no need to push out things that are desperately holding on and saying that a hole is not possible, and no need to try to persuade the dull eternal blue sky.

Yes, it’s beyond good, it’s perfect. It’s perfect, but…

‘Then why did you absorb it from the beginning and seal it?’

The question is why Enen used such a troublesome method of sealing.

– Because they were strong back then. If absorbed incorrectly, Enen’s identity would have deteriorated, right?

I understood it right away.

– But now I’m so weak that I’m on the verge of death… Ugh…

Suddenly, the eternal blue sky began to laugh with greed.

It’s ugly. If the evil spirits were harsh and ugly, the eternal blue sky was just ugly. Among the evil spirits mentioned earlier, there was one called Greed, but who is the real Greed?

– Ruler! Just put your hands on their heads! I’ll take care of the rest!

‘Oh, yes.’

Of course, if I had to choose between an ugly god I’m familiar with and an ugly god I’ve never seen before, it would be electromagnetism.

“Human? What are you doing now?”

When I suddenly placed my hand on its head, self-proclaimed death, which had been whining to get off the ground, opened its mouth as if it were displeased.

“Divine absorption.”

“What?”

However, it hardened after a while.

“W-what! Why is there the energy of the sky within humans… No, not only the sky, but also the sun and plants! How can it be human!?”

“That’s how it happened in life.”

“Don’t play with words! God’s energy is so strong that even if a mortal lives his whole life his —hey, stop! Stop!”

It was a self-proclaimed death struggling desperately for some reason, but since the absorption of divinity was being taken care of by the eternal blue sky, it didn’t really make any sense. To me, it only looks like a Yorkshire Terrier that complains because it doesn’t like being touched by people.

“You, human! Stop! If you let go even now, I will forgive you! I will make you into this apostle of death, someone who will stand tall over the continent!”

“No need.”

He is already the Blessed of Enen, so what is an Apostle?

“Even if I spend my whole life, I will give other people’s wealth to you!”

“I already have a lot of money.”

There will probably be enough left for three generations to use.

“Well, then honor…!”

“You have enough fame and power, so give it up.”

How is it that all villains have similar repertoires?

“…Wow.”

“This is ruined.”

“Is this even where my newborn is…” ” “

The other evil spirits, who were watching Death’s tearful struggles, muttered gloomily as if they sensed the coming future.

I’m glad they seem to give up quickly.

He turned the evil gods into evil gods (what they were) and returned.

“…Knife? What is that?”

“I can explain everything.”

And then I hurriedly opened my mouth to Mar, who was looking at the things in my arms her with blank eyes.

“People these days live in places like this.”

“Hey, good, good. I think it’s more gorgeous than my temple, huh?”

“I… Almost froze to death… Here… It’s warm…”

“Life without God, maybe it’s not that bad?”

Crazy beings who naturally speak human language despite being animals.

“Hey, if they robbed you of your divinity, shouldn’t you be conscientious about giving them a place to eat and sleep?”

“That’s right. If we leave it like this, are we going to freeze to death? Are we just going to die in a place that no one knows about?”

“Wow, you just left after hearing this? It’s too harsh.”

“Although we are called evil gods… We give as much as we receive from our believers… Human beings are more evil than evil gods…”

As soon as their divinity was torn away and they lost their status as gods, these crazy things desperately clung to me and appealed to my emotions.

These things are mind-boggling even when I look at them, but I can explain them all, even though it may seem very difficult.

Even Marr will be able to understand how I ended up picking these up.

***

Ai, the Pope of the time, sacrificed himself for a more sound and solid faith.

How can you not admire this? How can you not feel sorry for this?

‘A father cannot stand still while his child sacrifices himself.’

Therefore, we dealt with the problems that were popping up all over the continent and minimized the burden on children as much as possible. My strength comes from the children’s faith, and my authority is to protect the children.

Then, I suddenly remembered the evil spirits that had been buried in the northwest of the continent. In the past, their power was so strong that it was limited to sealing, but now they are on the verge of extinction.

‘It’s time to take it out.’

I’ve been tired from walking around recently, so absorbing their divinity would be helpful.

I thought so.

‘Huh.’

Until I saw that the seal was empty.

‘…I should have absorbed it a long time ago.’

I never thought the player would be taken away.